This essential book offers friendly support and practical advice for dealing with the common misconceptions encountered in the primary science classroom. Most pupils will arrive at the science lesson with previously formed ideas, based on prior reasoning or experience. However these ideas are
Misconceptions In Primary Science
โ Scribed by Michael Allen
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Edition
- 2nd Revised
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book offers appropriate teaching strategies to help teachers seek out and rectify misconceptions in primary science as and when they arise.
โฆ Subjects
Science & Technology;Instruction Methods;Schools & Teaching;Education & Teaching;Elementary Education;Education
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